Telephone-bracket.



J. B. LUDLUM.

TELEPHONE BRACKET.

' APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30. 1914.

1,174,881 Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

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I Attorneys,

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JAMES B. LUDLUM, F MARION, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR T0 JOHN S. LUDLUM, OFMARION, INDIANA.

TELEPHONE-BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

Application filed December 30, 1914. Serial No. 879,739.

Indiana, have invented a new and useful Telephone-Bracket, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Thepresent invention appertains to brackets, and aims to provide animproved bracket adapted particularly for holding or supporting adesktelephone set, whereby the same may be supported at different'verticalpositions, and whereby the telephone set may be raised out of the waywhen not in use.

It is the object of this invention, to provide an adjustable bracketembodying a unique assemblage of component parts, whereby the bracketwill permit the telephone set to be swung about a vertical axis,

as well as enabling the telephone set to be raised and lowered, andwhereby the bracket will be simple, non-encumbering, rigid andinexpensive in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, composedchiefly of bars or strips or" metal, and convenient, practical andei'iicient in its use.

Another object of the invention, is to provide a bracket embodying meansfor attaching it to a wall or upright support, or upon the top of a deskor other horizontalsupporting member.

It is also within the scope of the invention, to provide a telephonebracket which will be improved generally in its construction anddetails, to enhance the utility thereof.

'With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription 40 proceeds, the invention resides in the'combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the inl venticnherein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention is illustrated 1n its pre I ferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawin where1n:

Figure l is a side elevation of the bracket illustrating the arm thereofraised. Fig. 2 is a slightly reduced side elevation ofthe bracket withthe arm lowered. Fig. 3 1s a top view of the bracket in a positionillustrated in Fig. 2. Figs. 4 and 5 are enlarged sectional views takenon the lines 4-l and 55, respectively, of Fig. 1.

In carrying out the invention, the bracket comprises in its mainessentials, a support- 1ng base member 1 attachable to the wall, desk orother support, a horizontally swinging member 2 carried by the member 1,a vertically swinging arm 3 carried by the member 2, and a clamp orholder 4 carried by the free end of the arm 3 for receiving and holdingthe standard of a telephone set or transmitter. The said parts will betaken up and described in detail in the order mentioned.

The supporting or base member 1 cmbodies an upright or vertical bar orstrip 5 having its ends bent angularly as at 6, to

project forwardly. The bar 5 is apertured or otherwise provided withmeans for securing it to a wall or other upright support W as seen inFig. '2. An upright bolt or spindle 7 is engaged through the angularends 6 of the bar 5, and carries a lower nut 8.

A supplemental or auxiliary supporting or base member is employed inconnection with the bar 5, for applying the bracket to the top of a deskor other horizontal supporting structure D, and to this end, an angularor L-shaped bar 9 has its vertical or upright arm attached to the backor" the arm 5, by means of bolts or other securing elements 10, and aninclined brace 11, formed from a bar, is secured between the arms of thebar 9 below the bar 5. The lower end of the brace or bar 11 is bentangularly, as at 12, to rest upon the end portion of the lower orhorizontal arm of the bar 9, whereby a bolt or securing element 13 maybeengaged through the lowerend portions of the bars 9 and 11, while theupper end portion of the bar or brace 11 is bent, as at 14, to bearagainst the lower angular end 6 of the bar 5, and to be engaged by thebolt 7 so that the nut 8 being tightened, will clamp-the lower end ofthe bar5 and the upper end of the bar 11 together. Thus, the bar 11 willbrace the structure, so that-when the lower horizontal arm of the bar 9is secured upon the desk or other support, the upright arm or standardof the bar 9 will be held rigid.

The swinging member 2 comprises upper and lower doubled horizontal barsor straps 15, the bends of which are disposed rearwardly and form loopsor hinge butts 1"3 embracing the hinge bolt 7 and bearing against theangular ends 6 of the bar 5, to hinge the member 2 to the member 1. Aspacing tube or sleeve 17 is preferably dis: posed upon the bolt 7between the loops 16, for holding the bars or straps separated andseated against the angular ends 6 of the bar 5. Anrupright bar or strip18 is tel.- minally secured between the ends of the bars 15, by means ofbolts 19, and an up- T ments 23 per bars 22, as at 25.

,of bars or strips.

- right bar 20 is secured between the limbs of the bars 15 by means ofrivets or other securing elements 21, the bar 20 being disposed betweenthe bar 18 and bolt 7, and the upper end of the bar 20 projecting abovethe upper bar or strip 15. ashers 21 are disposed upon the rivets 21between the bar 20 and the limbs of the bars 15 to serve as spacers.

The vertically swinging or oscillatory arm 3 comprisesupper and lowerpairs of bars 22, and upright links 23 terminally pivoted between thebars 22 of the upper and lower pairs, by means of rivets or other pivotele Spacing washers 24 are disposed upon the rivets 23 between the links23 and bars 22, the links 23 being preferably formed That link 23nearest the member 2, projects upwardly above the up: The rear orinnerends of the upper and lower bars 22 are pivotally engaged to the upperand lower bolts 19, respectively, between the ends of the bars 15 andthe bar 18, the bar 18 serving' as a spacer to separate the rear ends ofthe bars 22, as well as rendering the free portion of the member 2rigid.

The arm 3 is spring pressed to normally assume an upwardly projecting orinclined position, as seen in Fig. 1, and to this end, a coiled wireeXtrac'tile spring 26 is disposed between the upper end of the bar 20 ofthe member 2, and the protruding end portion 25 of the respective link23 of thearm 3,

- the ends of the spring 26 having the hooks 27 and 28 engagedrespectively through an aperture 29 provided in the portion 25, and

a notch 30 provided in the upper end pore tion of the bar 20. The spring26 being disposed between th'e'upper portions of the member 2 and arm 3,will be out of the way, and will also effectively serve its ofiice ofraising the arm 3 and allowing the-same to yield or swing downwardly.

As a means for limiting the downward movement of the arm 3, when it isswung to a lowered'or horizontal position, as seen in Fig. 2, the lowerends of the upper bars 22 of the arm 3 are extended beyond the upper 1pivot bolt 19, as at 31, and have recessed jor cutaway portions 32 whichare engageable with a rivet or stop 33 engaged through the limbs of theupper bar 15 between the upthe bars 31 being disposed between the freeends of the respective bars 22, and an upright spacer bar or link 36 isterminally engaged to the rivets 35 between the bars 34. I An uprightbar 37 is secured between-the bars 34: ofthe two pairs between the endsthereof, by means of clampingbolts 38,- and the free portions of thebars 3-1, beyond the bar 37 are curved or bent to provide complementingjaws 29 for receiving and clamping the standard 40 of the telephone setor transmitter. The upper end of the bar 37 is projected or extendedabove the upper bars 34:, as at 41, to engage under the upper or headportion of the standard 40, to support the said standard with thereceiver hook spaced above the upper jaws 39, whereby the telephone setwill not shift downwardlyi through the jaws 39 to such an extent, as toraise the receiver hookdue to the downward movement of thetransmitterstandard.

In use, to apply the bracketto a desk,.the bars 9 and 11 are appliedtojthe bar '5, whereby the lower arm of thebar 9 may be secured upon thedesk orrother horizontal support D, as indicated in Fig. 1, whereas ifthe bracket is to be attached to a wall W as seen in Fig. 2, the-bars 9and 11.are T:

removed. and the bar 5is secured to the wall. The member 2 beingswingable hori-.

zontally and carrying the'arm 3, will' enable the arm 3'to be swung toone side or the other aroundthe vertical axis of the hinge bolt 7, sothat the telephone set may he swung conveniently to and from the talkingposition. The arm' 3 being, nor mally raised under the influenceof thespring 26, will raise the telephone set out a of the way, and thetelephone set may be readily lowered and moved forwardly totalkingposition, since the arm 3 is adapted to swing in a vertical plane. Thelinks'23 hold the upper and lower bars 22 substan: tially parallel attheir various positions. By removing the bolts 38, the transmitterstandard 40 may be readily placed between the jaws 39, and by thenapplying and ti htening the bolts 38, the said standard will be clampedin place. and the member & willbe held in all positions of the arm 3, insuch a position as to hold the telephone set upright.

, The salient tion resides'in the fact that the entire bracket isconstructed chiefly of bars or I strips of metal, renderlng thestructure simple in construction and manufacture, and

. p features of the present invenrendering it comparatively light andcompact, the assemblage of the parts being such that the bracket isthoroughly substantial and efiicient in use. It is thought that theother advantages will be obvious from the foregoing, taken in connectionwith the drawing, without further comment being necessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Abracket comprising a base, a horizontally swinging member carried by thebase and comprising upper and lower bars hinged to the base and anupright bar secured to the aforesaid bars and projecting thereabove, avertically swinging arm carried by the said member and comprising upperand lower bars pivoted to the free ends of the upper and lower bars ofthe said member, an upright link pivoted to the bars of the said arm andprojecting thereabove, a contractile spring'connecting the upper ends ofthe said link and the upright bar of the said memher, and a carrierpivoted to the free ends of the bars of the arm.

2. A bracket comprising a base, an upright hinge bolt carried thereby, aswinging member embodying upper and lower doubled bars having theirbends embracing the said bolts, an upright bar secured between the limbsof the said bars and projecting above the same, a vertically swingingarm carried by the said member and comprising upper and lower barspivoted between the ends of the said doubled bars, an upright linkpivoted to the bars of the said arm and projecting thereabove, a carrierpivoted to the free ends of the bars of the arm, and a retractile springconnecting the upper ends of the said link and upright bar.

3. A bracket comprising a supporting member, a vertically swinging armcarried thereby and comprising upper and lower pairs of bars pivoted tothe supporting member, upright links pivoted between the bars of theupper and lower pairs, and a carrier pivoted to the free ends of thesaid bars.

4. A. bracket comprising a supporting member, a vertically swinging armcarried thereby comprising upper and lower bars pivoted thereto, and acarrier carried by the free end of the said arm and embodying upper andlower pairs of horizontal bars pivoted to the free ends of the upper andCopies of this patent may be obtained for lower bars of the said arm,respectively, the free portions of the second mentioned bars comprisingcomplementing jaws, and clamping elements engaged through the secondmentioned bars.

5. A bracket comprising a supporting member, a vertically swinging armcarried thereby comprising upper and lower bars pivoted thereto, and acarrier carried by the free end of the said arm and embodying upper andlower pairs of horizontal bars pivoted to the free ends of the upper andlower bars of the said arm, respectively, an upright bar disposedbetween the second mentioned bars, clamping elements engaged through thesecond mentioned and upright bars, the free portions of the secondmentioned bars, constituting complementing jaws.

6. A bracket comprising a supporting member, a vertically swinging armcarried thereby comprising upper and lower bars pivoted thereto, and acarrier carried by the free end of the said arm and embodying upper andlower pairs of horizontal bars pivoted to the free ends of the upper andlower bars of the said arm, respectively, an upright bar disposedbetween the second mentioned bars, clamping elements engaged through thesecond mentioned and upright bars, the free portions of the secondmentioned bars, constituting complementing jaws, the upper end of thesaid upright bar projecting above the upper second mentioned bars forsupporting an object held between the jaws.

,7. A bracket comprising an uprightbar having angular ends, a hinge boltengaged through the said ends of the bar, a swinging member carried bysaid hinge bolt, an i..- shaped supporting bar having its upright armattached to the first mentioned bar, and a brace between the arms of theL-shaped bar, the lower end of the brace being secured to the lower armof the L-shaped bar and the upper arm of the brace being engaged to thelower end of the said bolt.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES B. LUDLUM. Witnesses:

E. F. FERREE, GERTRUDE Lone.

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